Alienware 17 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	229% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware 17 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware 17 R5
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 10:08
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 812 83% 669 Pts	64-Core 988 61% 988 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 196 Parallax 180 152% 188 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 185 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD71D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 964 326 325 327 326 327 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,113 Write 1,268 Mixed 1,112 SusWrite 432 272% 1,231 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 69.5 232% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 1,089 DQ Mixed 959 741% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 255%
Tcsunbow N4 240GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 221GB free Firmware: Q1205B SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 104 107 96 96 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 497 Write 413 Mixed 385 SusWrite 136 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 24.7 111% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 34.6 80% 161 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 88%
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 111GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 423 431 429 426 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 435 Mixed 388 SusWrite 426 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 43.6 147% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 212 190% 288 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 794GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 164 163 162 163 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 106 Write 132 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 162 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 27.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 28.1 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 89%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 48%

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System: Alienware 17 R5

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	462x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	314x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	126x
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	98x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	76x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 192%, 5,350 samples	35x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	22x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 27,567 samples	170x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 85%, 10,266 samples	26x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 7,078 samples	26x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $33

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16